Khams Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Khams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Khams (59) may also be a first name.

Khams Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Khams Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Khams (Hindi: खामसा, Russian: Хамс) is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Khams? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khams is the 3,141,416th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Khams is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Khams reside; 31 percent reside in East Asia and 31 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequent first name globally, borne by 59 people.

Khams is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,953,729. In Taiwan Khams is mostly concentrated in: New Taipei City, where 75 percent are found and Kaohsiung City, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Taiwan this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 28 percent are found and Sudan, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khamse91418/
Khamsh9133/
Khayms9128/
Khamss911/
Khaims911/
Hams896,216/
Kams89550/
Khamsse8347/
Khamshe835/
Chams802,856/
Hamse801,041/
Hamsh801,015/
Khoms80993/
Kamsh80413/
Haims80236/
Khamz80211/
Keams80199/
Hamsd80133/
Hamms80122/
Kamss8037/
Kaems8032/
Heams8028/
Kahms8028/
Kähms8027/
Kamms8026/
Kamse8017/
Kohms8013/
Khems8012/
Kamås808/
Hamss807/
Hayms806/
Haams802/
Hamås802/
Haums802/
Kam's801/
Hamst801/
Kaims800/
Hamsch73164/
Khamze7388/
Kamsch7337/
Chamss7328/
Kamsse7319/
Chaims7318/
Chamse7318/
Kaehms7314/
Hammsh739/
Hamshe736/
Kaamse735/
Khoums735/
Kamshe734/
Khamch734/
Chasms732/
Haimsh731/
Hamsdd731/
Hamshd731/
Qhamse731/
Khemss731/
Khomsh731/
Cheams731/
Khehms731/
Hasmst731/
Kaimse730/
Haimse730/
Homs6711,114/
Hamz671,432/
Jams67621/
Cams67305/
Kems67258/
Koms67151/
Kamz6725/
Hamš6716/
Kamš6711/
Kamsowa679/
Kamsova672/
Kheemsh672/
Haamsse671/
Qams671/
Khamche671/
Hammsch671/
Khamdje671/

Khams Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khams in the Hindi language
खामसाkhamasa-
Khams in the Russian language
Хамсhams-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khams
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